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Typhoon Fanapi kills 54 in South China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-09-23 17:35

GUANGZHOU - Floods, landslides and heavy downpours brought by typhoon Fanapi had claimed 54 lives in South China's Guangdong province, while another 42 were missing, local authorities said Thursday.

Rescuers help evacuate local residents on September 21, 2010 in a flooded town of Yangchun city, South China's Guangdong province, after torrential rains brought by Typhoon Fanapi hit several areas in the province. [Photo/Xinhua]

Meanwhile, more than 1.16 million people were affected and 79,400 in low-lying areas were forced to be evacuated, the provincial flood control headquarters said in a statement.